Hot Bird(TM) TV Awards Nominated Channels Announced for 2010

Hot Bird(TM) TV Awards Nominated Channels Announced for 2010

Record 150 Thematic TV Channels Take Part in This Year's Event Voting Opens for Popular People's Choice Award!

PARIS, September 30, 2010/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The nominations were announced today for this year's HOT
BIRD(TM) TV Awards, the unique international broadcasting event celebrating
the achievements of thematic satellite TV channels.

The nominated channels, selected by a jury of media experts,
reflect the highest standards of programming quality, creativity and
innovation from 14 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The jury
was tasked with selecting from a total of 150 channels from 21 countries
split into 11 thematic categories. In addition to the established categories,
prizes will be awarded for the first time to 'Best Programme' in recognition
of the individual achievement of an outstanding production, and to the 'Best
New Channel' for standing out in today's competitive multi-channel
environment.

"The 2010 participants in this year's HOT BIRD(TM) TV Awards
showcase the excellence of programming broadcast by satellite and we
congratulate them all for their exceptional achievements," said Duilio
Giammaria, Chairman of the jury.

The winners of this year's event will be announced and
honoured on Friday November 19 at a gala ceremony to be held in the Scuola
Grande of San Giovanni Evangelista in Venice.

The nominations for 2010 are:

THEME CHANNEL COUNTRY

HDTV HD-Life Russia
Mezzo Live HD France
Sundance Channel Poland
Children's Baraem Qatar
Rai Gulp Italy
your family Germany
Cinema Kino Polska Poland
Kinowelt TV Germany
STAR Gold UK
Culture/Education Nostalgia Russia
Rai NETTUNO SAT Italy
TVP Kultura Poland
Documentaries 365 Days TV Russia
Discovery Animal Planet Italy
Russian Travel Guide Russia
Fiction/General LEI Italy
Entertainment
MCE Ma Chaine Etudiante France
Sky Uno Italy
VUZU South Africa
Lifestyle Dove TV Italy
Gambero Rosso Channel Italy
Information TV UK
Music BALKANIKA Music Television Bulgaria
iConcerts HD Switzerland
LIVE! Italy
volksmusik.tv Germany
News BBC World News UK
Current Italy
TVN Warszawa Poland
Sport Footschool TV Luxembourg
Sky Olimpia/World Cup Channels Italy
Supersport International South Africa
National Window CCTV News China
Channel One Russia Russia
TVE Internacional Spain
Best Programme Cinema on the ring (Sky Cinema 1 Italy
HD)
Russia
Metro, a film by Elisaveta
Listova (RTR Planeta) France
The Battle for Afghanya Valley Turkey
(FRANCE 24)
The Dance of the Black Sea Lads
(TRT Tourism and Documentary Italy
Channel)
WWII La guerra degli italiani
(The History Channel)

Votes open for People's Choice Award!

This year's event again includes the People's Choice Award,
which will be won by the channel with the largest number of votes from
viewers. All participating channels are eligible to take part in the People's
Choice, with viewers invited to vote through each channel's website and key
industry sites including hotbirdtvawards.com, broadbandtvnews.com,
wotsat.techradar.com, , eutelsat.com, eurovisioni.it, satexpo.com and
lyngsat.com.

The HOT BIRD(TM) TV AWARDS Jury

Jerzy Barski, TV-Sat Magazine (Poland), Jacques Braun,
Eurodata TV (France), Paolo Dalla Chiara, Pentastudio (Italy), Giovanna
Maggioni, Upa (Italy), Asu Maro, Milliyet Sanat and Milliyet Daily (Turkey),
Giacomo Mazzone, Eurovisioni (Europe), Mimi Turner, Hollywood Reporter (USA),
Michel Gregoire, EGTA (Europe), Jury chairman: Duilio Giammaria, Rai (Italy);
technical expert Mauro Roffi, Mille Canali (Italy).

The HOT BIRD(TM) TV AWARDS is an event promoted by Eutelsat,
Europe's leading satellite operator, in collaboration with Eurovisioni, a
European festival dedicated to cinema and television and SAT Expo, the
international exhibition of advanced digital and satellite
telecommunications.

Eutelsat Communications

With capacity commercialised on 26 satellites providing
coverage of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of
Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's leading satellite
operators. At 30 June 2010, Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting almost
3,600 television channels and 1,100 radio stations. More than 1,100 channels
broadcast via its HOT BIRD (TM) video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East, with
other neighbourhoods serving broadcasting markets in central and eastern
Europe, Turkey, the Middle East and Africa,. The Group also provides TV
contribution services, data services and broadband solutions on ground, at
sea and in flight.

http://www.eutelsat.com

SAT Expo

SAT Expo Europe is the international event dedicated to the
aerospace industry, its services and applications and integrated
telecommunications. Held annually in Rome, it houses an exhibition area,
which comprises representatives of the industries, applications and services
of the four aerospace macro areas (Earth observation, navigation, exploration
and space transportation, integrated telecommunications) and three days of
conferences (Mediterranean Space Conference), dedicated to the aerospace
market and its internationalisation. SAT Expo Europe enjoys the patronage of
the Presidency of the Italian Republic and the scientific collaboration of
ESA and ASI.

http://www.satexpo.it

Eurovisioni

Eurovisioni, the International Festival of Cinema and
Television, was created in 1987 and is now in its 24th edition. Eurovisioni
2010 (from 19 to 22 of September) received the patronage of the Italian
President, Giorgio Napolitano, UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the Presidency
of Italy's Council of Ministers, the Italian Senate and the Chamber of
Deputies, and others. The initiative includes support from Eutelsat, RAI, the
Lazio Region, the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities,
SACEM, Sky Italia, Canal +, ARD, BBC, France Televisions, RTVE, TVP, ZDF.

http://www.eurovisioni.it

Source: Eutelsat Communications

Press Contacts HOT BIRDTM TV Awards: Eutelsat: Vanessa O'Connor, Tel: +33-1-5398-3888, voconnor@eutelsat.fr; Promospace: Giorgio Bonomi, Tel: +39-0444-543-133, gbonomi@pentastudio.it; HOT BIRDTM TV Awards team: Promospace, Tel: +39-0444-543-133, e-mail: hba@satexpo.it

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